The good magician won’t reveal how his tricks are done
Or why he’s sat here in this room with strangers he doesn’t know.
Where are the people quick with the invite, they thought he could make troubles clear
Their endless desire to be rich and handsome and be somewhere else, not here
The good magician never lets out the rabbit from the hat
Or the cat out of the bag, he’ll ruin the magic like that.
And sat at the station the morning after, he’ll wish he could just disappear
An endless desire to be moving faster and be somewhere else, not here
credits
from Nice To Have A History 2000-2020,
released September 4, 2020
Written & produced by Spencer Bayles
Mixed by Tim Hann
Recorded at Half Mile Lane
Spencer Bayles: vocals, guitar
Sarah Jones: vocals
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